Hat-pin protector.



M. E. BLESSING.

HAT PIN PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1913.

1,088,871. Patented Mar. 3,1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARGARET E. BLESSING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-PIN PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGARET E. BLESS- ING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadel phia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat pin protectors, the object of the invention being to provide a device of this character into which the sharp end of a pin may be projected and which will securely hold itself in position on the pin point preventing possibility of injury due to the pin, and preventing loss of the pin.

A further object is to provide a protector of the character described which may be manufactured and sold at an extremely low price, which will be strong and durable in use, which will most effectually Perform the functions for which it is intended, and which readily lends itself to a wide variation in design and ornamentation to suit the tastes of the trade.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation illustrating a hat pin having my improved protector on its sharp end. Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal section of the protector illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Figs. 1 and 5 are views similar to Figs. 2 and 3 illustrating a modification. Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation of another modification. Fig. 7 is a View in longitudinal section of the construction shown in Fig. 6.

1 represents an ordinary hat pin, and 2 my improved protector. In all of the several forms of my improved protector, I employ a filter block 3 which is preferably of cork and of general circular form, yet of course my invention is not limited to this particular material nor to the particular shape, as I may employ any material which is adapted for the purpose and may variously shape the same in accordance with the ornamental form the protector is to take, hence I will hereinafter refer to this por- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 2, 1913.

Patented Mar. 3, 1914. Serial No. 739,727.

tion of my invention as a tiller block with the understanding that I use this language in its broadest possible sense.

On both ends of the filler block 3, I provide fabric covering sheets a and 5 respectively, the sides of which extend over the sides of the filler block and are secured thereon by means of a cord 6. This cord 6 may be ornamental as shown in Fig. 1, and constitute the exterior of the protector. A gold or silver cord answers the purpose of ornamentation and may be wound tightly under tension around the fabric covered filler block to not only securely hold the fabric in place, but also act to prevent spreading of the filler block. It is to be understood that the pin 1 is to be projected through the fabric covering 4 into the filler block and securely held therein.

In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, I provide an ornamental button 7 on the outer end of the filler block having an eye 8 to which a Wire 9 is connected and extended through the filler block and upset at its forward end as indicated at 10 to securely hold the button in place. In the construction shown in Fig. 1 I also employ small ornamental tacks 11 which are forced through the winding into the filler block.

In the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5, I i-nclose the winding 6 in an ornamental incasement 12 which may be of fabric or other material.

In the construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the filler block 3 is of elongated beveled or conical form and is inclosed in the fabric coverings 4L and 5 secured by means of the windings 6 as in the other forms. The filler block thus protected is located in a mesh casing 13 having an ornamental button lii: at its larger end. This mesh casing is preferably turned inwardly at its smaller end as shown at 15, and in constructing the protector, the filler block is inserted through the larger end against this inturned flange 15, and then the ornamental button 14 is secured, however, the exact manner of assembling is not material. By reason of the fabric inclosed wound filler block, not only is small particles of cork or other filler block prevented from being drawn outward with the pin, but the filler block is prevented from spliting and exerts a greater frictional engagement with the pin, so that the covering and Winding perform an essential part of the operation as Well as in ornamentation.

Various other changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described Without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A protector of the character described, comprising a filler block, fabric on the ends of the filler block with their-edges projected over the sides of the filler block, a cord Wound around said filler block and edges of the fabric, and means securing the cord against movement, substantially as described.

2. A protector of the character described, comprising a filler block, fabric on the ends of the filler block with their edges projected over the sides of the filler block, a cord Wound around said filler block and edges of the fabric, an ornamental button, and a Wire secured to the button and projecting through the filler block, substantially'as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

MARGARET E. BLESSING lVitnesses R, H. KRENKEL, CHAS. E. Porrs.

Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

